Kansas Sex Offenders

Kansas Sex Offender Law ensures that
persons jailed for sex crimes in the state register with the state’s
Bureau of Investigation. The law protects the public from sex
offenders by providing the details of offenders living in the state.

The law provides the requirements
for registration. Defaulting offenders could suffer severe
consequences like re-incarceration.

Duration of registration depends on
2 factors:

The criminal history of the
offender

The nature of sex crime

Offenders register every 4 months
for 15 years, 25 years or life depending on the above factors.

Offenders must also report any
changes in their registration information. The law also covers sex
offenders convicted in another state but wishes to live, school or
work in Kansas.

Kansas Sex Offender Registry

The Kansas Sex offenders Registry
works with the state’s Justice Department to register sex offenders
in Kansas. The registry manages and updates information on sex
offenders living in Kansas. The data gets transferred to a database
accessed through the internet.

The Kansas Bureau of Public
investigation is in charge of this database. The registry makes sure
all information on the database is up to date and accurate.

Anyone with internet access in
Kansas can find sex offenders living in their community using the
registry’s website.

The attempt, conspiracy or
criminal solicitation of an offense listed above.

Any act which at the time of
sentencing for the offense has been determined beyond a reasonable
doubt to have been sexually motivated. As used in this subparagraph,
"sexually motivated" means that one of the purposes for
which the defendant committed the crime was for the defendant's
sexual gratification.

Any person determined to be a
"sexually violent predator" will serve as grounds for
registration- KAN. STAT. ANN. § 59-29a01 to - 29a21 (West 2008).

Any conviction for an offense
in effect at any time before the effective date of this act that is
comparable to a sexually violent crime or any federal, military or
other state conviction for an offense that under the laws of this
state would be a sexually violent crime as defined in this section.

Any person who has been
required to register under any federal, military or other state's
law or is otherwise required to be registered.

Information maintained in Kansas Sex Offender Registry

K.S.A. § 22-4907 (WEST 2008)

(a) Registration, as required by
this act, shall consist of a form prepared by the Kansas bureau of
investigation, which shall include a statement that the requirements
provided in this section have been explained to the person, and shall
be signed by the person. Such registration form shall include the
following:

(10) Drivers license and vehicle
information, including the registration number of each license plate
assigned to any motor vehicle normally operated by the offender;

(11) Documentation of any treatment
received for a mental abnormality or personality disorder of the
offender; for purposes of documenting the treatment received,
sheriffs, prison officials, and courts may rely on information that
is readily available to them from existing records and the offender.

(12) Anticipated future residence

(13) A photograph;

(14) Fingerprints;

(15) School; and

(16) any e-mail addresses and online
identities used by the offender on the internet.

(b)(1) The offender shall also
provide to the registering law enforcement agency DNA exemplars,
unless already on file.

Community Notification and Websites

K.S.A. § 22-4909 (West 2008)

(a) The statements or any other
information required by this act shall be open to inspection by the:

Public at the sheriff's office,

At the headquarters of the
Kansas bureau of investigation and

On any internet website
sponsored or created by a sheriff's department or the Kansas bureau
of investigation that contains such statements or information.

(b) Any information posted on an
internet website sponsored or created by a sheriff's office or the
Kansas bureau of investigation shall identify, in a prominent manner,
whether an offender is or is not a sex offender.

(c) The state department of
education shall annually notify any school upon which is located a
structure used by a unified school district or an accredited
nonpublic school for student instruction or attendance or
extracurricular activities of pupils enrolled in kindergarten or any
grades one through 12 of the Kansas bureau of investigation internet
website and any internet website containing information on the Kansas
offender registration sponsored or created by the sheriff of the
county in which the school is located for locating offenders who
reside near such school.

(d) The secretary of health and
environment shall annually notify any licensed child care facility of
the Kansas bureau of investigation internet website and any internet
website containing information on the Kansas offender registration
sponsored or created by the sheriff of the county in which the
facility is located to locate offenders who reside near such
facility.

Limitations
on Residency or Employment

None

Duration
of Registration

K.S.A. § 22-4906 (WEST 2008)

(a) 10 years for persons convicted
of a registrable offense.

(b) Lifetime registration:

Upon a second or subsequent
conviction for a registrable offense;

For persons convicted of an
aggravated offense

For sexually violent predators.

Timeframe
for Registration

Within 15 days of entering any
county; 10 days of changing Address

Applies
to Offenders Convicted in another State?

No

Verification
of Address

No

Penalties
for Non-Compliance

Class A non-person misdemeanor;
providing false information can result in charges at a Level
8-nonperson felony

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